Jan 18 2019 — Emma Graney — Edmonton Journal — Former United Conservative MLA Prab Gill has warned his ex-caucus colleagues of more UCP nomination scandals that could deflate the party’s chances in the upcoming election. In an email obtained by Postmedia, Gill pleaded with MLAs Wednesday afternoon to “pressure (leader) Jason Kenney into clearing the air” about the host of allegations over internal UCP […]
Jan 18 2019 — Emma Graney — Edmonton Journal — Disillusioned New Democrats in Calgary are threatening to quit the party if it doesn’t investigate what they say are problems that happened in a nomination race. Inderpreet Gill says he’s disappointed in the lack of concern NDP brass is showing over what he says were multiple instances of people providing false addresses during the Calgary-North […]
Jan 16 2019 — Clare Clancy — Edmonton Journal — Politicians will return to the legislature March 18 for a throne speech as they hustle to prepare for the upcoming election. Premier Rachel Notley has promised an election between March 1 and May 31, keeping the date within the three-month window outlined in legislation. But she hasn’t said whether the NDP will present a budget […]
Jan 14 2019 — Emma Graney — Edmonton Journal — Former Conservative MLA and UCP board member Ian Donovan has resigned, citing backroom deals, the party’s “dictatorship”-like control by leader Jason Kenney and party brass, and questions swirling around multiple nominations. A supporter of the United Conservative movement since its inception, Donovan wrote in an email to his colleagues on the Cardston-Siksika UCP board he […]
Jan 2 2019 — Emma Graney — Edmonton Journal — Alberta Party leader Stephen Mandel has unveiled a tidbit of his party’s 2019 election platform specific to Alberta’s oil sector. Mandel wants to establish a division within the economic development and trade ministry to change the conversation around — and social acceptance of — Alberta’s energy industry “through a proactive, positive, and productive method that […]
Dec 13 2018 — Keith Gerein — Edmonton Journal — Forty-nine more days. It’s barely a blip in the winter, a span long enough for only two more full moons to appear. Or, for the less astronomically inclined, less than one-quarter of a season for the Oilers and Flames. Whether you mark time by the moon or Connor McDavid, 49 days is all that remains […]
Dec 11 2018 — Emma Graney — Edmonton Journal — Premier Rachel Notley announced the province will “explore interest from the private sector” for building a new oil refinery in Alberta to help combat the ongoing oil price crisis. “For decades, Albertans have been talking about getting more value for our oil at home,” Notley said in a statement Tuesday. “So let’s stop the talk, […]
Nov 10 2018 — Keith Gerein — Edmonton Journal — A week ago, few people knew her name. Today, Robyn Luff is the talk of Alberta politics, particularly in NDP circles. To Premier Rachel Notley, she’s become something else: an unexpected problem. For those who haven’t been following along, the Calgary backbench MLA who had been nearly invisible in her 3½ years in office stepped […]
Nov 10 2018 — Edmonton Journal — Ousted New Democrat MLA Robyn Luff wants an independent investigation into her allegations of bullying and message control by party brass. If a single NDP MLA corroborates her claims, she wants Premier Rachel Notley to resign. If any United Conservative MLAs recount similar experiences, she wants party leader Jason Kenney out, too. But if no […]
Nov 9 2018 — Emma Graney — Edmonton Journal — United Conservative MLAs were forbidden from speaking about a government bill that established protest-free zones around abortion clinics, says a former UCP MLA. Prab Gill, Independent member for Calgary-Greenway, says he was whipped into toeing the party line during Bill 9 debate. “I was not free to speak out about it or even vote to […]
Nov 6 2018 — Clare Clancy — Edmonton Journal — Calgary-East MLA Robyn Luff says she won’t run under another party banner after being kicked out of the NDP caucus late Monday. Luff was turfed from caucus hours after issuing a statement that levelled allegations of bullying against party leadership. “The fact that I was the only caucus member to speak up publicly in three […]
Oct 30 2018 — Keith Gerein — Edmonton Journal — Everywhere you walk these days, Halloween decorations are out in force. Trees have shed their summer bounty. Leaves are crunching underfoot. A renewed crispness is in the wind, a hardening of purpose as Albertans begin preparations for a long winter. The same is true under the dome of the legislature, where 87 MLAs took their […]
Oct 29 2018 — Edmonton Journal — The fall sitting of the Alberta legislature starts Monday, promising another season of raucous debate and political nerdery. Here’s what to expect:
Oct 28 2018 — Edmonton Journal — As the province inches towards an election, Albertans can expect to hear more from third-party advertisers, or political action committees (PACs). These groups are required to register with Elections Alberta when they spend, or plan to spend, more than $1,000 on political advertising. There are 15 currently registered, but many of them haven’t declared any […]
Oct 26 2018 — Emma Graney — Edmonton Journal — When 1,000 NDP faithful gather in Edmonton Friday for the party’s three-day annual general meeting, it will mark the party’s unofficial campaign launch for the 2019 election. Premier Rachel Notley uses words like “pumped” and “excited” when she talks about this weekend’s convention; “optimistic” and “positive” get mentions too. She talks about a “celebratory” event. […]